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The NSA's Least-Favourite Music Videos 27 Aug 2013 | 07:40 pm
From The Juice Media in Australia. Does Snow know about this? Meanwhile, NBC News has this story on Julian Assange's latest, er, music video.
Big Purchase in Canadian Radio: Newcap Moves into Toronto and Vancouver 27 Aug 2013 | 07:14 pm
When Bell was finally successful in purchasing the assets of Astral earlier this year, regulations dictated that they had to divest themselves of a number of radio stations. The rules state that in a...
How To Keep Your Band From Breaking Up 27 Aug 2013 | 07:08 pm
I'm currently somewhere deep in the BC interior preparting to speak at something called the Peak Performance Boot Camp, an intense week-long bit of schooling for a lucky group of indie bands who had t...
In Case Your "Journal of Musical Things" Newsletter Has Been AWOL Lately... 27 Aug 2013 | 07:01 pm
The official daily newsletter of this site is sent out for 10am ET Mon-Sat using a service called MailChimp. However, thanks to some recent changes by Google and a few others email providers, your new...
An Interview with the Flatliners 27 Aug 2013 | 05:30 pm
[Resident metal head Andrew Epstein is going to give his neck a break--you can only headbang so much--and spends a little quality time with the Flatliners at Riot Fest in Toronto. - AC] After three y...
Dogs Inspired by OK Go 27 Aug 2013 | 05:20 pm
Okay, so maybe not. But even if there is some Photoshoppery going on here--the dog that catches the Frisbee is sketchy--it's still cute. (Thanks to Pete for the link.) And speaking of OK Go, this vi...
Woman Clogs to Siouxsie and the Banshees 27 Aug 2013 | 05:10 pm
No one knows why. Just accept it and move on. (Via AV Club)
Learn to Make Borscht with Neko Case 26 Aug 2013 | 10:30 pm
Yes, as in the soup made of beets. Yum. Her new album, The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You will be out next month. (Via John and Stereogum)
I Like This: Gary Numan 26 Aug 2013 | 10:00 pm
Yes, the "Cars" guy--revered by everyone from Trent Reznor to Dave Grohl--is back with more new material. A new record called Splinter will be out October 15. Read more here.
Here's the Official Word on the New Eminem Album 26 Aug 2013 | 09:45 pm
From the press release: Music icon Eminem has announced the release date for his new album. The Marshall Mathers LP 2 will be released on 05 November 2013 on Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Recor...
